I've written up a little solicitation letter that I'm going to take door-to-door to local businesses in an effort to get some auction items. I've seen this work to great success many times before, I really hope I can generate some solid participation...Keep your fingers crossed!
Also, I'm waiting to hear back from The Turkey Creek Ramblers, a home-grown bluegrass band that has taken off recently. They're a ton of fun and likely to get people through the door if I can get them to play a set that night. There are a number of other musicians that would be great to have play too, but TCR would best fit the mood I want to create.
Stacy from Tommy's suggested pairing Ride to the Coast Night with a shot-themed night they were planning anyway. She had a clever name for it, but I forget what it was. It would involve paying one price for a selection of five shots of their own invention, I think. And as she pointed out, alcohol tends to loosen purse strings. Teehee!
Finally, there will be a table selling those yellow Livestrong bracelets. I have a box of 100. I hope they sell, because I had to purchase them from the LAF, they wouldn't give them to me as an advance on the donation. What I don't sell that night I'll take with me on the road and try to sell them to people I meet on the way. They're only $1, so I figure for those people who say they can't afford to make a donation I can present them with that option. Most people can afford $1, right? Especially since they're getting something in return?
Okay, how 'bout some more winter photos? These were taken when I lived in Jackson Hole.
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Sounds to me like you've got all the bases covered. Here's an idea for the bracelets: come up with a special yellow-colored shot, something reminiscent of citrus and not pee-pee, and sell it along with the bracelet (adding a dollar to the cost of the shot to pay for the bracelet). A Livestrong Vitamin C shot... yum?
Ooh, that's a really good idea
Woohoooo! This is really terrific news about the fundraiser night! I bet that will go a long way towards meeting your goal! In my experience, alcohol goes a long way towards getting people to whip out their wallets! LOL Hey Paula, you should post the drink names/recipes question on The Mantel. For example, I bet Glenn could come up with a long list of related drink names in about five minutes, and surely we've got a few bartender types who are knowledgeable about actual drink recipes - Kevin maybe?
OJ and vodka as a shot, but instead of calling it a Screwdriver, call it a Screw Cancer?
Oh well. I'm sure you'll figure it out. Keep us posted about how it's going!
How about A Yellow Jersey: vodka and Limoncello?
I like those drink ideas, especially the Yellow Jersey! I'm terrible at this stuff - all I can think of is a jello shot named Muscle Gel (see? I warned you). Oh, but about those LAF bracelets - if it's a healthy crowd, goodness, all one hundred can easily be sold by the end of the night! Just get your prettiest, most charming female friend to dress like a Bud girl and mingle amongst the crowd with them! :-)
You should call it "le maillot jaune" and make everyone try to pronounce it correctly ;-)
Awesome ideas for the shot. Do it do it do it.
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